moneywatch reporter ashley morrison has more. >>> reporter: asian markets got a late day boost. japan's nikkei added nearly 1% while hong kong's hang seng rose nearly 1.5%. today wall street gets a january personal income and spending report and the latest check on the housing market. last week stocks took it on the chin with the worst week since november. friday they snapped a three-day losing streak as oil prices stabilized up nearly 62, nasdaq up 43. >>> bernie madoff is talking again. in an interview with new york magazine, the convicted wall street swindler calls new financial reforms a joke and again blames big banks and hedge funds and even his own clients for failing to question his bogus returns. madoff also said keeping the billion-dollar scheme a secret was a nightmare and revealed his wife has not spoken to him since the suicide of their son in november. she is angry, he says, i destroyed our family. madoff is serving 150 years in a north carolina prison after being convicted of fraud charges in 2009. >>> and there is no end in sight to the runup in oil prices. the c